Magic Frustrated After 8th Straight Loss vs. Raptors

The Toronto Raptors handed the Orlando Magic another loss Saturday night. It's Orlando's eighth straight defeat.

Jeremy Brener | Dec 3, 2022

Magic Frustrated After 8th Straight Loss vs. Raptors /

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic (5-19) is still in free fall after a 121-108 loss to the Toronto Raptors (12-11) Saturday night at ScotiaBank Arena.

Orlando started off the game flat and never found a way to dig out of the deep hole it dug for itself.

The Raptors led by as much as 33 points during the game and dominated from start to finish. The Magic simply could not withstand the energy the Raptors crowd gave and several Orlando players put out some of their worst performances of the season.

No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner scored a season-low nine points apiece. However, the bench played well enough to make the score look respectable. Terrence Ross went 7 of 7 from the field and scored a team-high 18 points, while Cole Anthony posted 12 and Admiral Schofield dropped a season-high 13.

With the loss, the Magic has now lost eight straight games, which is the second-longest losing streak in the league behind the San Antonio Spurs, which has lost the last 10 games.

Saturday's loss is another bullet on the long list of frustrations, but the team can only take what it has learned from the game and apply it Monday at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Published Dec 3, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.